Hutchison takes the LINE to Cairo

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Logistic Information Network Enterprises Ltd (LINE), part of Hutchison Port Holdings, has acquired Cairo Technologies, the Cambridge, UK-bas...

Oz benchmark exceeded

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The Australian waterfront has had, in the words of federal Transport Minister John Anderson, a "red letter day," with the national average c...

Power to the ports

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US West Coast ports are attempting to complete major projects as the region wrestles with a looming power shortage crisis....

Tex sets up new financing vehicle

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Container lessor Textainer has entered into a joint venture with an (unnamed) financial institution to create a new financing entity, Textai...

Adani seeks funds

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The Indian Adani Group has asked merchant banker JM Morgan Stanley to find strategic equity partners for two of its operating companies, Ada...

UK boxport plans moving ahead

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Preparatory work for the development of a major new container terminal by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) at Bathside Bay on the UK's east coa...

Maersk drops Savona plan

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Maersk Sealand has dropped Savona (Vado Ligure) from its search for a Ligurian gateway for its south Europe import/export operations....

Shanghai plan moves on…

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A Rmb150 bill (US$18 bill) project to build a new deepsea container port near Shanghai (see WorldCargo News July 2000, p40) will be ready fo...

Wilhelmshaven gets the nod

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Wilhelmshaven will be the site of the new German deepwater port to be operational by the end of the decade. The first four berths on a 1700m...

For the bookshelf

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Informa Maritime & Transport has announced the publication of the 2001 editions of Lloyd's List Ports of the World and the Containerisation ...

New straddle shop

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The Swedish Port of G�teborg has commissioned a new, state-of-the-art straddle carrier maintenance and repair workshop at the Skandia cont...

Making a Point

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Marine Logistics (ML), the New Orleans, US-based firm run by former former Lykes Bros Steamship Co boss W James Amoss Jr and his son Bob, ha...

MTL claims new records

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Hong Kong container terminal operator Modern Terminals Ltd (MTL) claims to have set new container handling records for both vessel and quay ...

PSA adds in China

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PSA Corporation has signed an agreement with the Guangzhou Harbour Bureau (GHB) to form a joint venture company to manage and operate three ...

Changes on the way for Gaussin?

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France-based Gaussin SA, the designer and manufacturer of a wide range of trailers and self-propelled vehicles for ports, airports and indus...

Toll takes Strang

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Toll Holdings, Australia's largest integrated transportation and logistics services company, has substantially expanded its port business wi...

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